A group of people commuting to work

[Rachel Adams]

Should I use "the" before "rush hour" in all three sentences and should it be "a group of people is commuting to work" or "a group of people commuting to work"?

"Rush hour means that a group of people is commuting to work. In my town the rush hour is at 8-9 in the morning and 6-7 in the evening. I don't think because streets are congested it's becoming meaningless. Rush hour exists anyway."

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't use the.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I wouldn't use the.

Are both "a group of people is commuting to work" and "a group of people commuting to work" correct and should I use a comma after "congested" I don't think because streets are congested(,) it's becoming meaningless?

 

[5jj]

Are both "a group of people is commuting to work" and "a group of people commuting to work" correct

The first is correct though, like many speakers of BrE, I would say 'are commuting'.
The second does not work.

I don't think because streets are congested(,) it's becoming meaningless?

I don't really understand what you are trying to say here.

 

[Rachel Adams]

The first is correct though, like many speakers of BrE, I would say 'are commuting'.
The second does not work.

I don't really understand what you are trying to say here.

Do you mean "a group of people is commuting to work" is wrong and "a group of people, children, etc takes a plural verb? So it should be " a group of people are commuting".

The second part which wasn't clear was from here "I don't think because streets are congested(,) it's=rush hour becoming meaningless. Rush hour exists(,) anyway." Should I add a comma after "congested" and before "anyway"?

 

[5jj]

Do you mean "a group of people is commuting to work" is wrong

I wrote that it was correct.

and "a group of people, children, etc takes a plural verb? So it should be " a group of people are commuting".

I wrote that I, a speaker of BrE, would use a plural verb. I did not say that it 'should be' plural.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I wrote that it was correct.

I wrote that I, a speaker of BrE, would use a plural verb. I did not say that it 'should be' plural.

Thanks. I didn't understand at first. Could you tell me if the commas are required? "I don't think because streets are congested(,) it's=rush hour becoming meaningless. Rush hour exists(,) anyway."

 

[Tarheel]

Rush hour is the time of day when the streets are congested because people are either going to work or leaving work to go home. I don't know how "a group of people" fits there. It's not a group of people. It's a mass of individuals.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Rush hour is the time of day when the streets are congested because people are either going to work or leaving work to go home. I don't know how "a group of people" fits there. It's not a group of people. It's a mass of individuals.

I think it was mentioned in the book.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Rush hour is the time of day when the streets are congested because people are either going to work or leaving work to go home. I don't know how "a group of people" fits there. It's not a group of people. It's a mass of individuals.

Could you perhaps answer my question? I tend to use commas in the same way as they are used in my language. They would be put differently in those sentences, though.

 

[probus]

No comma is needed.

 

[Rover_KE]

I think it was mentioned in the book.

What book? This is the first we’re hearing that your quote was from a book, whose title and author should have been cited in post #1.

 

[Tarheel]

Could you perhaps answer my question?

I suppose I could if I knew what the question was. (At this point it's a mystery to me.)